محمد بن علي الباقر عليه السلام

“The two angels do not write anything other than what the servant speaks.”

“Four thousand angels are appointed at the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) with their hair covered in mud and in a distressed state. They will mourn Imam Husain (a.s.) till the Day of Judgment. They welcome whoever comes for the Ziyarat and that person does not return until they accompany him. He does not fall ill but that they come to treat him. He does not die but that they attend his funeral prayer.”

"Whoever says upon leaving the door of their house: 'I seek refuge in Allah (swt) from what the angels of Allah (swt) sought refuge from— from the evil of this day, from the evil of the devils, from the evil of those who oppose the friends of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, from the evil of jinn and humans, from the evil of wild beasts and harmful creatures, and from the evil of committing all forbidden acts. I entrust myself to Allah (swt) from every evil,' Allah (swt) will forgive them, accept their repentance, suffice them in their concerns, prevent harm from reaching them, and protect them from evil."

“Verily there is an angel in the air called Ismāʿīl who leads three hundred thousand angels, each of whom leads another hundred thousand angels. They count [and record] the actions of the servants, and when a new year begins, Allah sends to them an angel called al-Sijill who gathers [all] that from them. This is what is referred to in the verse wherein Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says: On the Day we will roll up the sky as al-Sijill rolls up his scrolls [of recorded deeds] (Q21:104).” [1]

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah asked Jibril (Gabriel), “Which places are more beloved to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious?” He replied, “It is Masjids and most beloved to Allah of its people are those who enter them first and leave last.’””

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘One of the conversations of Moses with his Lord was this, “O Lord, what is the reward for one who visits a person during his illness?’ Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, replied, ‘I assign an angel to visit him in his grave until the Day of Judgment.’”

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that the angels had turbans hanging on them on the day of Badr.”

“He (the narrator) has narrated a similar Hadith from abu Ja’far (a.s.), with this addition. ‘I asked, who were in the house?’ He replied, ‘They were Ali, Fatimah, al-Hassan and Al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam.”’

“When the believer leaves home to visit his brother (in belief), Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, appoints an angel to place one wing on earth and one wing in the sky to provide him shadow. When he arrives at his house, the Almighty Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, will say, ‘O servant (of Allah) who has observed My right with greatness, and followed the tradition of My prophet, it is a right with Me to grant you dignity. Ask Me and I will give you, pray to Me I will answer and if you remain silent I will initiate.’ When he returns, the angel will escort him with his wings providing shadow for him until he arrives at his home. Then Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, will say, ‘O servant (of Allah) who has observed My right with greatness, it is a right with Me to give you honor and I have made it necessary that you be admitted into My paradise. I have granted you permission to intercede for My servants.’”

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Gabriel informed me that Allah said: “`Ali b. Abi Talib is My Proof over My creation and those who take on My religion. The Imams from his descendants will establish My Order and call to My way. By them, I repel chastisement from My male and female servants. By them, I bring down My mercy.”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘On Fridays, prominent angels come down with paper of silver and pens of gold and sit on the doors of Masjids on chairs of light and write people according to their grades such as first, second . . . until the Imam (prayer leader) comes out. When he comes out they (angels) roll up their pages and do not descend again until next Friday.’”

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The Holy prophet has said, “Jibril continued urging me to brush my teeth, until I became fearful of the falling off of my teeth.’””

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: There are four thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust who cry over Ḥusain (a.s.) (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels come to receive everyone who goes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), accompany everyone who returns from his Ziyārah, visit them if they become ill, and attend their funerals when they die. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chains: A) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Abī Ismā’īl Al-Sarrāj, from Yaḥyā ibn Mu’ammar Al-‘Aťťār, from Abī Basīr, from Abī Ja’far (a.s.). B) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Mūsā ibn Sa’dān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim, from ‘Umar ibn Abān, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)).

An angel from the angels passed by a man standing at the door to a house. So, the angel said to him: “O servant of Allah! What brought you to the door of this house?” He said: “I have a brother in it, and I want to greet him.” So, the angel said: “Is he a part of your immediate family, or do you need something from him?” He said: So, he said: “No, we are not related, nor do I need anything from him – only the brotherhood of Islam and his sanctity [as a believer]. I [only wish to] pledge myself to him and greet him in [the name of] Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.” So, the angel said: “I am a messenger of Allah to you. He recites the salaam to you and says: ‘It is only I that you wanted [to greet], and I that you wanted to pledge to, so I have made Paradise obligatory for you, and I have relieved you from My anger, and I have delivered you from the Fire.’”

I was told by my grandfather, that he said: I was told by Ahmad bin Saleh al-Tamimi, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Isa, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, peace be upon them both, that he said: Jibra’eel, peace be upon him, gifted to the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, the name of Hasan bin Ali in a cloth of silk from the clothes of Paradise, and he derived the name of Hussain from Hasan, peace be upon them both.

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: When a Muslim sneezes and says nothing for some reason, the angels say “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds (alhamdulillahi rabb al-`alamin)” on his behalf. When he says: “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Wolrds”, the angels say: “May Allah forgive you.”

Abu Ja’far (asws) having said that: ‘In the Paradise is a river in which Jibraeel (as) dives into, every morning. Then he (as) comes out of it, and shakes. So Allah (azwj) Creates an Angel from every drop that falls of him (as)’.

“ Surah al-Mulk (Chapter 67) is a protector. It protects against the torment of the grave. It ( Surah al-Mulk) is written in the Torah. Whoever reads it at night has done a great good deed and with it he will not be written of the neglectful ones. I read it in Ruku’ position while, sitting after ‘Isha’ prayer. My father would read it everyday and night. When the person who reads it will be placed in the grave the interrogating angels (Na’kir and Nakir) will enter his grave from the direction of his feet. His feet will say, ‘You cannot enter from our side. This servant (of Allah) would stand on us and read Surah al-Mulk everyday and night. ’ When they try to enter his grave from the middle section his middle section will say, ‘You cannot enter from my side of the grave. This servant (of Allah) had placed Surah al-Mulk inside of me.’ When they try to enter from the side of his face his tongue will say, ‘You cannot enter from my side. This servant (of Allah) would read with me Surah al-Mulk every day and night.’”

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said that when the sun rises, there are four angels with it. One angel calls, ‘O people of good deeds, complete your good deeds and for you there is glad news.’ Another angel calls, ‘O people of evil deeds, you must stop and stay away from evil deeds.’ The other angel says, To spend for deserving causes is a saving, and to withhold such spending is a sure loss.’ One angel keeps throwing water on it; otherwise, the earth catches fire.”

“A believer will go after business and trade. When he finds what he is after, God will send down an angel and will instruct the angel to prevent him from that work, since if he continues doing that he will go to Hell. An angel will descend and prevent him from doing what he wanted to do, by God's Favor. The next morning he says: “Something prevented me from doing that.” Of course it was God who prevented him. He does not know that God the Glorious, the High was witness to his deeds and knew that if he succeeds in doing that act, He will send him to Hell.”